§ 162-22. Blocks.

A. 

The length, width and shape of blocks shall be determined with due regard to the following:

(1) 

Provision of adequate sites for buildings of the type proposed.

(2) 

Zoning requirements.

(3) 

Topography.

(4) 

Requirements for safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian circulation.

B. 

Blocks generally shall not be less than 400 feet nor more than 1,200 feet in length. In general, no block width shall be less than twice the normal lot depth. In blocks exceeding 800 feet in length, the Planning Board may require the reservation of a twenty-foot-wide easement through the block to provide for the crossing of underground utilities and pedestrian traffic where needed or desirable and may further specify, at its discretion, that a four-foot-wide paved footpath be included.

C. 

Residential blocks shall be of sufficient depth to accommodate two tiers of lots, except where a reverse-frontage lots bordering a major traffic street are used.

D. 

Pedestrian through walks may be required where necessary to assist circulation or provide access to community facilities. Such crosswalks shall have a width of not less than 10 feet and a paved walk of not less than four feet.